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title: "Managed Service for Temporary Agency Resources"
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buyer: "Basingstoke & Deane Borough Council"
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# Managed Service for Temporary Agency Resources

Buyer: Basingstoke & Deane Borough Council  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-2d31687f-112d-4926-9e48-61d7f914c5f7

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## Summary

Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council appointed a managed service provider for temporary agency resources, a recruitment service. The provider manages the council’s access to temporary agency workers; the requirement is described as a service rather than a request for named roles or particular professions. Delivery is for the council in Basingstoke, England. The procurement was made through the ESPO MSTAR4 framework. This is relevant to recruitment businesses able to operate a managed service for public-sector temporary staffing, rather than only supplying individual candidates directly. The council is the buyer and the selected provider is Matrix SCM Ltd.

The procurement is complete and was awarded to Matrix SCM Ltd on 30 September 2025. The estimated award value is £1.5 million; the final contract value varies with usage. The contract period runs from 1 November 2025 to 30 September 2027, with an option to extend twice for 12 months each. The process was a selective call-off from a framework agreement, rather than a standalone open competition. The submission deadline was 30 October 2025. The published details do not set out separate lots or specific evaluation criteria, so the basis for selecting the supplier cannot be described beyond the framework call-off route. Small and medium-sized enterprises and voluntary, community and social enterprises were considered suitable to compete.

This award demonstrates demand from Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council for an end-to-end managed service covering temporary agency resources, with spend linked to actual usage. A credible competitor for a future requirement of this kind would need to manage the agency supply chain and provide the council with reliable access to temporary workers, rather than simply recruit for a single vacancy. Experience delivering managed temporary staffing for public-sector organisations, the systems and capacity to coordinate agency suppliers and fulfil changing demand, and the ability to administer the service over a multi-year arrangement would be commercially relevant. The council used the ESPO MSTAR4 framework for this purchase, so suppliers seeking similar work should be positioned to participate through that framework route. The award establishes the scale and procurement approach used for this buyer’s requirement.

## Notice

Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council has appointed Matrix SCM Limited as its Managed Service for Temporary Agency Resources under the ESPO MSTAR4 Framework. The total contract value is variable based on usage. The figure provided in Section 6 "Award Details" is an estimated total value. The contact is for a period of 2 years with the option to extend for 2x 12 months.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/89d2c667-d9fb-48d2-ac30-2976bea637a3 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Framework |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Selective |
| Procurement method details | Call-off from a framework agreement |
| Tender suitability | SME, VCSE |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 7 Oct 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 30 Sep 2025 |
| Contract period | 1 Nov 2025 - 30 Sep 2027 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £1,500,000 |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Not specified |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | Basingstoke & Deane Borough Council |
| Locality | BASINGSTOKE |
| Postcode area | Reading |
| Postcode | RG21 4AH |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLJ South East (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLJ3 Hampshire and Isle of Wight |
| ITL 3 | TLJ37 North Hampshire |
| Local authority | Basingstoke and Deane |
| Electoral ward | Eastrop & Grove |
| Westminster constituency | Basingstoke |
| Delivery location | TLJ South East (England) |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | Matrix SCM |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

### Codes

- 79600000 - Recruitment services

## Release History

- 7 Oct 2026 at 13:34 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/89d2c667-d9fb-48d2-ac30-2976bea637a3

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/89d2c667-d9fb-48d2-ac30-2976bea637a3
  7th October 2026 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder

## Provenance

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